Table 3
Business sector non-residential investment intensity (nominal), by asset type, Canada and the United States, 1990 to 2008

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Table 3
Business sector non-residential investment intensity (nominal), by asset type, Canada and the United States, 1990 to 2008
Table summary
This table displays the results of Business sector non-residential investment intensity (nominal). The information is grouped by Year (appearing as row headers), Investments in structure, M&E investments, ICT investments, Non-ICT investment, Canada and United States, calculated using ratio units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Year Investments in structure M&E investments ICT investments Non-ICT investment
Canada United States Canada United States Canada United States Canada United States
ratioNote 1
1990 0.08 0.05 0.10 0.09 0.02 0.03 0.08 0.06
1991 0.08 0.04 0.09 0.09 0.02 0.03 0.07 0.06
1992 0.06 0.03 0.09 0.09 0.03 0.03 0.07 0.06
1993 0.06 0.03 0.09 0.10 0.03 0.03 0.06 0.06
1994 0.07 0.03 0.09 0.10 0.03 0.03 0.07 0.07
1995 0.06 0.04 0.09 0.11 0.03 0.04 0.07 0.07
1996 0.06 0.04 0.09 0.11 0.03 0.04 0.07 0.07
1997 0.07 0.04 0.11 0.11 0.03 0.04 0.08 0.07
1998 0.07 0.04 0.11 0.12 0.03 0.05 0.08 0.07
1999 0.07 0.04 0.11 0.12 0.03 0.05 0.08 0.07
2000 0.06 0.04 0.11 0.13 0.03 0.06 0.07 0.07
2001 0.06 0.04 0.10 0.12 0.03 0.05 0.07 0.06
2002 0.06 0.03 0.10 0.10 0.03 0.04 0.07 0.06
2003 0.06 0.03 0.09 0.10 0.03 0.04 0.06 0.06
2004 0.07 0.03 0.09 0.10 0.03 0.04 0.06 0.06
2005 0.07 0.04 0.09 0.10 0.03 0.04 0.06 0.06
2006 0.08 0.04 0.09 0.10 0.03 0.04 0.07 0.06
2007 0.08 0.05 0.09 0.10 0.03 0.04 0.06 0.06
2008 0.09 0.05 0.09 0.10 0.03 0.04 0.06 0.06
Note 1.

Ratio of investment to gross domestic product.

Return to note 1 referrer

Notes: M&E stands for "machinery and equipment"; ICT stands for "information and communications technology." Authors' calculations.
Sources: Statistics Canada, CANSIM tables 031-0003 and 379-0023; and U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, "Value Added by Industry" table and "Non-residential Detailed Estimates for Investment" table.

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